Two Populations with Sample Sizes of 25 and 27 Are

question 33

Multiple Choice

Two populations with sample sizes of 25 and 27 are compared with a t-test. What is the value for the degrees of freedom?

• A) 52
• B) 54
• C) 50
• D) 26

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